Griffin, BenjaminBalleri, AlessioBaker, ChrisJahangir, Mohammed2021-07-082021-07-082021-07-02Griffin B, Balleri A, Baker C, Jahangir M. (2021) Prototyping a dual-channel receiver for use in a staring cooperative radar network for the detection of drones. In: 2021 21st International Radar Symposium (IRS), 21-22 June 2021, Berlin, Germanyhttps://doi.org/10.23919/IRS51887.2021.9466221http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16858Staring radars use a transmitting static wide-beam antenna and a directive digital array to form multiple simultaneous beams on receive. Because beams are fixed, the radar can employ long integration times to detect slow low-RCS targets, such as drones, which present a challenge to traditional air surveillance radar. The use of multiple spatially separated receivers cooperating with the staring transmitters in a multistatic network allows multi-perspective target acquisitions that can help mitigate interference, such as signal multipath, and ultimately enhance the detection of drones and reduce target parameter estimation errors. Here, the design of a dual-channel receiver prototype for use in a multistatic cooperative network is presented. Several measurements have been taken using the prototype receiver in a bistatic configuration to test and assess its performance.enAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ReceiversRotorsPrototypesRadar detectionHelicoptersSurveillanceRadar measurementsConference paper